SD woman killed in motorcycle crash

TECATE  A 31-year-old San Diego woman was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle she was riding in the Tecate area struck a truck that had turned in front of her, throwing her from the bike, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The driver of the Ford F-150, an 85-year-old man from Tecate, suffered only minor injuries from broken glass that cut the left side of his face, said CHP Officer Brian Pennings.

The motorcycle rider had been heading eastbound on State Route 94 AT 12:20 p.m. and was approaching the intersection with Emery Road when the driver of the truck turned left from Emery onto westbound 94. The woman, who was wearing full safety gear, had little time to veer out of his way and broadsided the vehicle on the driver’s side, Pennings said.

It does not appear that drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision, he added.